Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hooking the novice
Hi Emalee-- Welcome to the list. Just so you know, we drag the topic off into the weeds every now and then, but it's always fun to be here. It's hard to disagree with Cynthia's recommendation of a 6" dob, but let me throw in a penny's worth. You'll always have a need for a decent pair of binoculars, something like 7x50s or 10x50s. They're extremely helpful learning your way around the sky, and maybe even more helpful when you've got some experience. Because they've got a large field of view, you're still able to relate what you see in the binos to what you see naked-eye. Then bring your binos out to SPOC and mooch off other people's scopes for a while. That will help you focus (unintentional astronomy joke) on exactly what you might want in a scope of your own. In any case, we're all here to have fun, so welcome aboard. Michael P.S. Watch out for Guy. His jokes are worse than mine. -----Original Message-----
Speaking of the Novice.. I wanted to send a welcome email to Emalee, a friend of mine who just joined the list! =) I hope ya'll will be nice and give her a warm welcome.
She's curious about getting a scope. I've advised a 6" Dobsonian, of course. =) But if anyone wants to input some advice, please do so.
Thanks! Cynthia
Extending my welcome, also. And, I agree with Michael. Buy binos first, together with a good planisphere, and learn the nighttime sky. You will enjoy your scope much more that way when you finally buy one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Carnes" <michaelcarnes@earthlink.net> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hooking the novice | Hi Emalee-- | Welcome to the list. Just so you know, we drag the topic off into the weeds every now and then, but it's always fun to be here. | | It's hard to disagree with Cynthia's recommendation of a 6" dob, but let me throw in a penny's worth. You'll always have a need for a decent pair of binoculars, something like 7x50s or 10x50s. They're extremely helpful learning your way around the sky, and maybe even more helpful when you've got some experience. Because they've got a large field of view, you're still able to relate what you see in the binos to what you see naked-eye. | | Then bring your binos out to SPOC and mooch off other people's scopes for a while. That will help you focus (unintentional astronomy joke) on exactly what you might want in a scope of your own. | | In any case, we're all here to have fun, so welcome aboard. | | Michael | | P.S. Watch out for Guy. His jokes are worse than mine. | | | -----Original Message----- | | | >Speaking of the Novice.. I wanted to send a welcome email to Emalee, a | >friend of mine who just joined the list! =) I hope ya'll will be nice | >and give her a warm welcome. | | >She's curious about getting a scope. I've advised a 6" Dobsonian, of | >course. =) But if anyone wants to input some advice, please do so. | | >Thanks! | >Cynthia | | | _______________________________________________ | Utah-Astronomy mailing list | Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com | http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy | Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com | | ______________________________________________________________________ | This e-mail has been scanned by Cut.Net Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on Cut.Nets Content Service, visit http://www.cut.net | ______________________________________________________________________ | |
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